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Consuming Pre-cooked and Chilled food can benefit you !

Some types of starch are resistant to digestion. There are called Resistant Starch. They behave sort of like soluble fiber. Resistant Starch is believed to have several benefits on your digestive tract and colon. Resistant Starch may also help to manage blood glucose concentrations and oxidative stress in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which foods have resistant starches? Certain foods like black beans, potatoes, barley, brown rice, etc have naturally elevated resistant starches. Can you enhance resistance starch in food? Yes. Some starchy food like rice and potatoes enhance their resistance starch level when they are refrigerated for 12 hours or more.  Refrigerated brown rice is even more resistant than white rice. A cup of rice ( normally 45 gm of carb ) for diabetic measurements may...

Nutrition that boosts your mood and energy

I loved the categorization of nutrient rich foods by Patricia Bannan, MS, RDN, a dietitian, nutritionist, chef and author ! Add these to your shopping list ! A nutritionist shares the 35 best foods to boost mood and brain energy levels: ‘Put these on your grocery list’...